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New Conservatory Theatre Center will present the fifth of six bold, queer, mainstage productions with how to make an American Son. Written by christopher oscar peña in 2022, the play examines themes of identity, young love, and family in the Y2K era. It will be directed by NCTC's new Artistic Director, Ben Villegas Randle. 

It's time to meet Broadway's new creatures of the night! Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the complete cast for Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, with direction by Tony Award winner Sam Pinkleton.

Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning artist Barry Manilow has added seven new arena dates on his 2026 tour, extending the run into April with additional performances across the Northeast.

Legendary singer-songwriter Lionel Richie and best-selling band Earth, Wind & Fire will embark on a 2026 North American Tour. The 26-city tour kicks off on Wednesday, June 24 at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul.

Goose have unveiled full details of their upcoming summer headline tour. Dates begin June 13 at Toronto, ON’s RBC Amphitheatre and continue through late August.

Complete casting has been announced for CATS: The Jellicle Ball at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street) coming to Broadway this Spring. Learn more about the full cast here!

This summer, join Shakespeare's Globe for a season bursting with world-class artists, lesser-known classics, and much-loved plays, in two of the most iconic theatres in the world.

Composer Lisa Bielawa will premiere 'BALLOON VARIATIONS' with ensemble Contemporaneous at Columbia University's Miller Theatre on February 26.

Ballet Kelowna will present  three evocative works this Valentine's Day weekend with its mixed program, Restless Balance, on stage February 13, 2026 at 7:30pm and February 14, 2026 at 1:30pm and 7:30pm, at the Kelowna Community Theatre

The renowned BANDBOX theater experience will return to New Smyrna Beach, FL in Spring 2026, promising enhanced performances and a revamped venue.

Goose will make their eagerly awaited return to New York City’s Madison Square Garden with two shows set for June 19-20 as part of their annual summer headline run.

Musician and songwriter Charlie Puth has announced the Whatever's Clever! 2026 World Tour, revealing headline dates across North America, Europe and the United Kingdom.

22-time Grammy Award winner Vince Gill is set to embark on a summer tour beginning June 18 and including a six-night residency in Nashville at the historic Ryman Auditorium

In a theatrical era where standing ovations are dispensed like party favors, THE BOOK OF MORMON at ASU Gammage on its opening night elicited a reaction that felt less like polite approval and more like an arena rock concert. Audiences weren’t just clapping, they were erupting, unable to contain their sheer delight.

With their revival of Orphans starting performances this week, Jermyn Street Theatre has announced full casting for Jerome Kilty's Dear Liar - adapted from the correspondence of George Bernard Shaw and Mrs Patrick Campbell.

One of the most effective things the musical gains by moving from page to screen to stage is permission to reframe the story without betraying it. By leaning harder into the Curtis brothers as the emotional spine, the musical clarifies a distinction that’s always been present in the text but rarely foregrounded this explicitly: Darry, Soda, and Ponyboy are family by blood, bound by obligation and grief; while the Greasers are family by choice, bound by loyalty and survival.

I first saw The Book of Mormon in 2011, the year it opened on Broadway. I remember it being ok but disappointed in the overall performance. Years later (in 2022) I gave the show another chance on a trip to NYC and I wondered how my view could have been so different than the first time I saw it.

Westport Country Playhouse will stage “A Sherlock Carol,” a family-friendly holiday production based on two classic tales, “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle,” a classic Sherlock Holmes story, and “A Christmas Carol.”

This new approach to the storytelling of Hadestown helped make me appreciate some of the compromises on the tour. And to further appreciate what they still maintained from the first tour and Broadway production. The set’s slightly modified (Hades’ door is more centered, for one), but we get to keep the band onstage. We get that dingy café feeling through the layout. We hold on to the iconic props – the rose, the candle, the guitar, the lamps – as well as the steampunk design of the costumes. The Workers are still a core five that inhabit both worlds and create their own, unspoken storylines through their movement and couplings. And the characters themselves are still the same, timeless figures that make Hadestown always feel like a new experience every time.

BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical's alumni cast Olly Dobson and Ben Joyce will make a special return to the production as ‘Marty McFly' to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the UK film release.

Following his 2025 tour, “Weird Al” Yankovic will return to the road in 2026 with the next chapter of his BIGGER & WEIRDER Tour, hitting 90 cities across North America. Find out where he is playing!

Ballet Kelowna will open its 2025/26 season with Countermove, an adventurous triple bill of contemporary works by Canadian choreographers, on stage November 7 and 8, 2025 at the Kelowna Community Theatre.

Award-winning vocal quintet Pentatonix has dropped their new holiday album, Christmas in the City, out now via Republic Records, marking their eighth holiday release. Listen to it here.

After sold-out shows and rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe, Six Chick Flicks will make its West Coast premiere at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Learn more!

To support his new music, Subtronics has announced the FIBONACCI TOUR 2026, marking his first full-scale headline run in two years. The tour will launch January 23, 2026 in Toronto.